India, Feb. 4 -- Pune City Police's Crime Branch Unit 4 on Monday arrested three members of a gang accused of robbing citizens after offering them lifts, officials said on Wednesday.

The arrested suspects include Rahul Kisan Sawant (19) from Kharadi, originally from Ambejoia in Beed; Nishant Zumber Bagul (21) from Parner in Ahilyanagar district; and Mahesh Ramkisan Sontakke (20) from Lohegaon, Pune. They were apprehended in the Yerawada area following an investigation into a robbery reported on February 2 at the Yerawada police station.

According to police, the gang would approach unsuspecting pedestrians, offer them a ride in their car, and then intimidate and rob them once the journey began. The suspects reportedly threatened victims ...